Leicester and Wolves braced for cagey stalemate

Leicester City vs Wolverhampton - 22/04/2023

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Leicester City entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with both sides involved in the Premier League relegation battle.

The Foxes find themselves second from bottom in the table – two points from safety – having lost each of their last four games.

Meanwhile, Wolves occupy thirteenth place – seven points outside the bottom three – following back-to-back wins. However, they are still in danger of relegation.

Leicester sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace earlier this month, but the team’s fortunes have not improved since then.

Following Rodgers’ departure, the Foxes have lost to Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Manchester City, with Dean Smith taking the reins ahead of last weekend’s 3-1 defeat to City.

Leicester have now failed to win any of their last nine Premier League games, recording one draw and eight losses in the process.

Having lost 12 of their previous 16 league outings – picking up just two wins along the way – the 2015-16 champions are in real danger of dropping into the second tier.

On the flip side, Wolverhampton Wanderers have upped their game of late, notching a three-match unbeaten run to steer clear of the drop zone.

After drawing 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, Wolves defeated Chelsea 1-0 before claiming a 2-0 victory over Brentford last time out.

That said, Wolves’ away record is a cause for concern, as they have only managed to win two of their previous 20 games on the road across all competitions.

Heading into Saturday’s showdown on a four-game winless run away from home, Wolves will struggle to claim all three points this weekend.

Head-to-head: Leicester thrashed Wolves 4-0 in the reverse fixture, meaning the Foxes have won three of their last five league meetings with the Wanderers.

It is also worth noting that Wolves have failed to score on each of their previous five visits to the King Power Stadium, so Saturday’s clash is likely to be a low-scoring affair.

Team news: Leicester will be without injured pair James Justin and Ricardo Pereira on Saturday, while Harvey Barnes and Ryan Bertrand are doubts.

Wolves currently have Jonny, Sasa Kalajdzic and Chiquinho out injured, although key midfielder Ruben Neves will return from suspension this weekend.

Given the importance of this clash, Leicester and Wolves will both be eager to avoid defeat at the King Power Stadium.

With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Leicester and Wolves will play out a low-scoring draw on Saturday, with both teams netting under 1.5 goals.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

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Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

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Score

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EPL

Leicester City Wolverhampton 22/04/2023 16:00

293635

X

1 - 1

2.02

11°

3.20

2.45 3.20 3.00 no no no

FT

2 - 1(1 - 1)

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